😖️ Confounded face emoji
HTML
😖
Unicode
U+1F616
What is 😖️ called?
😖️ is called the Confounded face emoji.
Sometimes called the frustrated face, scrunched face, or cringing face. “Extremely confused face” describes a common interpretation, but 😕 Confused face is the separately named confused emoji.
What does 😖️ mean?
😖 expresses being confounded: frustrated, overwhelmed, or painfully unable to make sense of a situation. It fits impossible instructions, repeated failures, second-hand cringe, and moments when annoyance becomes a physical-looking grimace.
The official word “confounded” combines confusion and frustration. For simple uncertainty, 😕 Confused face is calmer; 😖 suggests the problem is actively distressing or exasperating.
Other meanings
Mental overload, intense frustration, embarrassment, discomfort, or a cringing reaction. It may also portray bracing through an unpleasant sound, taste, or mistake.
Example Usage
None of these instructions match the screen 😖
I sent the private note to the whole group 😖
More details
Officially named confounded face. Its code point is U+1F616, and this project records it from Emoji 1.0. The word confounded here means perplexed and frustrated, not merely surprised.
Visual description
A yellow face with tightly scrunched, uneven or X-like eyes and a compressed wavy mouth.
Its features pull inward as though the face is straining. It has no tears or sweat, distinguishing it from nearby distressed faces such as 😣 Persevering face and 😓 Downcast face with sweat.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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